Rearend help
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Going from 2.47 to 3.00 you will feel more acceleration power. The lower (numerically higher) ratio puts the engine into it's powerband quicker and at lower vehicle speeds, making the truck peppier around town, when loaded, and when pulling hills. The engine rpm's will be a little higher at all vehicle speeds so the top speed will be slightly lower. Neither of those are considered to be low ratios, unless you're running really small diameter tires, so I wouldn't worry about the top speed.